Cultural Integration
Pathfinder PenfieldHigh SchoolLibrary Last updated: February 2009
Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library, through subscription databases or print resources.
I. Search Strategy
II. Electronic Resources
III. Print Resources
I. SEARCH STRATEGY
Keywords: Use a particular country, proposition (international development) or factor (religion, race, economics) you have an interest in researching as a keyword. To narrow your search to a specific aspect, use two or three terms. For example:
International development AND Colombia United States AND Iraq
United States AND Immigration AND Mexico
Subject headings: Use these in databases that use Controlled Vocabulary* searching.
Developing countries AND Foreign Aid Terrorism AND Politics
Terrorism AND Foreign Policy
Subscription Databases:See library staff for user names and passwords.
CQ--Congressional Quarterly CQ--Congressional QuarterlyCovers a wide range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Congressional reports include an abstract, overview, background, current situation, chronology, and pro/con perspective. *Pro/Con perspective
EBSCOhost EBSCOhost A multidisciplinary database providing full-text articles for more than 700 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, Ebscohost also includes 36 full-text reference books and an Image Collection of 276,622 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Facts-On-File Use theFederated Searchto search American History and Modern World History together. Use your topic as search terms/keywords. Tabs across the search result screen indicate the type of resource. Use tabs to find Biographies, Events& Topics, Primary Sources, Images & Video and Maps & Chart.
American History Online: Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
Modern World History Online: Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.
Proquest ProQuest: Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and educational journals. Use keys to begin your search. Notice at the top your result list the Suggested Topics options. These are alternate topics related to the search terms you have entered. Suggested Topics appear in order by relevance (best suggestions and matches first) and often contain pairs of index terms to help focus results.
SIRS SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®, SKS WebSelect™, SIRS Discoverer®, and Discoverer WebFind™. Updated daily, SKS provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations. Begin your research by performing a subject heading search. That will bring up a list of LC Subject Headings related to your search terms. If you are not returning many results through subject heading searches, try a keyword search. SIRS is not as intuitive as some of the other databases, so you need to be more flexible in your search terms and strategies. SIRS has an onlineQuick Start Guidewith more detailed search strategies. *Pro/Con Perspective
WORLD BOOK ONLINE World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview. Includes links to reviewed web sites.
The following databases are published by Gale and have similar interfaces and use similar search strategies. You can search each database individually or search them simultaneously by using Gale’sPowerSearch. Start by doing a Subject Guide Search. You can then narrow your topic by subdivisions.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. This collection includes reference materials funding by the NYSL and those purchased by PHS.
Opposing Viewpoints: Information on today's hottest social issues. Features include viewpoint articles, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. *Pro/Con Perspective
Student Resource Center: Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals
III. PRINT RESOURCES
Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library Library Catalog
(click link)
Pathfinder
Penfield High School Library
Last updated: February 2009
Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library, through subscription databases or print resources.
I. Search Strategy
II. Electronic Resources
III. Print Resources
I. SEARCH STRATEGY
Keywords:
Use a particular country, proposition (international development) or factor (religion, race, economics) you have an interest in researching as a keyword. To narrow your search to a specific aspect, use two or three terms. For example:
International development AND Colombia
United States AND Iraq
United States AND Immigration AND Mexico
Subject headings:
Use these in databases that use Controlled Vocabulary* searching.
Developing countries AND Foreign Aid
Terrorism AND Politics
Terrorism AND Foreign Policy
II. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES [Wikiality]
Subscription Databases: See library staff for user names and passwords.
CQ--Congressional Quarterly
CQ--Congressional Quarterly Covers a wide range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Congressional reports include an abstract, overview, background, current situation, chronology, and pro/con perspective. *Pro/Con perspective
EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost A multidisciplinary database providing full-text articles for more than 700 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, Ebscohost also includes 36 full-text reference books and an Image Collection of 276,622 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Facts-On-File
Use the Federated Search to search American History and Modern World History together. Use your topic as search terms/keywords. Tabs across the search result screen indicate the type of resource. Use tabs to find Biographies, Events& Topics, Primary Sources, Images & Video and Maps & Chart.
Proquest
ProQuest: Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and educational journals. Use keys to begin your search. Notice at the top your result list the Suggested Topics options. These are alternate topics related to the search terms you have entered. Suggested Topics appear in order by relevance (best suggestions and matches first) and often contain pairs of index terms to help focus results.
SIRS
SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®, SKS WebSelect™, SIRS Discoverer®, and Discoverer WebFind™. Updated daily, SKS provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations. Begin your research by performing a subject heading search. That will bring up a list of LC Subject Headings related to your search terms. If you are not returning many results through subject heading searches, try a keyword search. SIRS is not as intuitive as some of the other databases, so you need to be more flexible in your search terms and strategies. SIRS has an online Quick Start Guide with more detailed search strategies. *Pro/Con Perspective
WORLD BOOK ONLINE
World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview. Includes links to reviewed web sites.
The following databases are published by Gale and have similar interfaces and use similar search strategies. You can search each database individually or search them simultaneously by using Gale’s PowerSearch. Start by doing a Subject Guide Search. You can then narrow your topic by subdivisions.
III. PRINT RESOURCES
Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library
Library Catalog
(click link)